Invariant integrals applied to nematic liquid crystals with small Ericksen number and topological defects

Invariant integrals are derived for nematic liquid crystals and applied to materials with small Ericksen number and topological defects. The nematic material is confined between two infinite plates located at y = -h and y = h (h is an element of R+) with a semi-infinite plate at y = 0 and x < 0....

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Main Author: Pereira, Pedro Jorge da Silva (author)
Other Authors: Atkinson, C. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/5008
Country:Portugal
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